During the dinner, Datuk Tan Chin Nam, “Father of Malaysian Chess” was honoured by the Sports Minister for his many generous support of chess. He was the founding president of the Malaysian Chess Federation in the 1970s. Dato’ Tan has spent over 30 years of his life as benefactor and organizer of nearly every great chess event held in Malaysia. A generation of young chess masters developed to maturity thanks in significant part to his organisational efforts and financial generosity. Dato’ Tan describes chess as “ a game that forces one to think, it teaches discipline.”